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In Rounding Third: A Warm and Funny Collection from a Talented Storyteller (Shorehouse Books), Marcy O’Brien writes with an eye for detail and a gift for putting the reader right there in the scene with her. Her deeply personal voice speaks with both wisdom and irreverent wit — the blessings of a well-lived life — evoking frequent smiles and even an occasional tear.

Her collection of columns and stories takes flight in the golden era of aviation, when flying was fun and the passenger was king. She brings readers along on her lifetime of adventures, takes them into the heart of her family and introduces them to some genuine characters along the way. Her love for people and insatiable curiosity lead to many unexpected discoveries: from kosher dill pickles to peonies in a French bar; from ZsaZsa Gabor’s breakfast mink to geriatric romance.

Marcy writes for the Warren Observer in Pennsylvania and the New York regional papers, the Dunkirk Observer and the Jamestown Post Journal. Her pieces also have appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, Yankee and The Washington Post. She’s received two honorable mentions for her work in the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition.